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1st Edition

The Spectrum of Sport Coaching Styles

By Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin, Mitch Hewitt Copyright 2022

168 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

168 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

168 Pages 20 B/W Illustrations

by Routledge

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Description

For the first time, this book applies The Spectrum to sports coaching to become a Spectrum of Coaching Styles. The non-versus approach to pedagogy taken by The Spectrum places athletes or players at the centre of their learning and clearly defines who (player or coach) is making pedagogical decisions in each style. This clarity allows players and coaches to have their teaching behaviours and... Read more

Table of Contents

Introduction: Taking the Spectrum of Teaching Styles to Sport Coaching

Shane Pill and Brendan SueSee

1. The Spectrum – A Philosophy of Deliberate Coaching

Shane Pill and Brendan SueSee

2. A Spectrum of Coaching Styles: Tenets of the Approach

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee and Joss Rankin

3. Coaching by Command: Style A

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

4. Coaching by Task (Practice): Style B

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

5. Reciprocal Coaching (Peer Coaching): Style C

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

6. Coaching by Individual Programming (Self Check): Style D

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

7. Small Group Coaching (Inclusion): Style E

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

8. Coaching by Guided Discovery: Style F

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

9. Coaching by Problem Solving (Convergent Discovery): Style G

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

10. Coaching for Creativity (Divergent Discovery): Style H

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

11. Player Designed – Coach Supported: Style I

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

12. Player Initiated-Coach Supported: Style J

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

13. Player Self Coaching: Style K

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee, Joss Rankin and Mitch Hewitt

14. Episodic Coaching

Brendan SueSee and Shane Pill

15. Game Based and Direct Instruction Coaching through a Spectrum of Teaching Styles Lens

Brendan SueSee and Shane Pill

16. From Physical Education to Alpine Ski Teaching and Coaching: A Figurational Study of the Spectrum

John Williams, John Arnold, James Crompton, Lesley Page and Luke Riddle

17. Future Directions: Using the Spectrum in Coach Education

Shane Pill, Brendan SueSee and Mitch Hewitt

Author(s)

Biography

Shane Pill, PhD, is Associate Professor in Physical and Sport Education at Flinders University, Australia.

Brendan SueSee, PhD, is Senior Lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

Joss Rankin, MEd, is Senior Lecturer in Health and Physical Education at Flinders University, Australia.

Mitch Hewitt, PhD, is Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Canberra and University of Southern Queensland, Australia.

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